Tank size is 15g but with deep dirted substrate and rocks wood only holds 11g of water.
Parameters i forgot dont have kit right now i know it was al within range when measured month aggo i dont keep up with it at all just do 40% water change weekly and dose declhorinator, fertilizer and bit of beneficial bacteria when i clean filter.
Having seen the photo (and it's a nice looking tank! Especially for someone new to the hobby) you have to bear in mind that it's no longer a 15g. The substrate is so thick, you really only have maybe 10 gallons of water in there. So you're overstocked for a 15g, and
very overstocked for a 10g.
Started in january with hobby made my self 7 galon tank, in april i got 15 by july i should get biger one again. And i have 5 g in cycle now just in case things go wrong with betta.Plan is to have tank in every room, daugther has 7g now , i have 15 and living room is planed for ,3 feet long whatever galons it comes to need to figure that one.
Cant edit on phone but i should have place for them when they het bigger for sure.
It's great that you plan to upgrade! But try not to get into the habit of buying fish before you have the tank size they need. Swordtails grow fast, life happens and has a tendency to delay things like buying, setting up and upgrading new tanks, and by the time that happens, the fish is stunted and won't grow the same as it would have if given the space it needed from the start. You can't un-stunt a fish.
Impulse buying fish happens, I'm sure we've all been guilty of it at least once. I'm just advising to try to resist that temptation, and to make sure you have the set up the fish needs before buying it. Now that you know these fish need a much larger tank than the ten gallons you have them in now, now is the time to upgrade them or return the fish.
Bear in mind that five female guppies, three female platies and female swordtails can produce a prodigious amount of fry in a very short time. Do you have a plan for what to do with all the young?
Oh wow, I just saw the videos - you have mollies in there too!! Dude, what are you doing??
And i think fish are capable to adopt to conditions way more then they give them credit to be honest. When i see wild fish thet we keep habitat and what conditions people keep them and they adopt its just amazing. Im gonna say that my water parameters might be just in the midlle to satisfy all of them. I remeber lookeing up after i tested those 2 times ( 5 days apart) and it was just there to meet needs for all these fish.
Tnx for help.
Did you honestly read the article linked? It's not a case of "fish adapt to different water conditions", it's biology here. Yes, your fish might be active and breeding and surviving in your tank, and in thousands of others across the globe. They don't have any choice about wat water we put them in, and they will do their utmost to survive, as any creature does even under the worst of circumstances.
But when the fish dies of kidney failure because the hard water has caused a mineral built up in the kidneys, that isn't something the fish can "adapt" to. And you won't have any idea why the fish died. You'll assume it was old age or some other random reason, shrug and get another one. Just because the damage is done internally and isn't visible to you, doesn't mean it isn't happening and affecting the health and lifespan of the fish.
You seem very determined to believe that you're right and you know everything, when you've only been in the hobby for a few months. It might be a good idea to step back from being defensive and consider if you're rushing, and choosing to believe what you want, rather than relying on facts or considering things told by people with much more experience. No one is trying to attack you. Just give you advice to help your fish thrive, and for you to have a successful tank in the long term.
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